Road Wars

The One With the Frenetic Biro Technique (6x6)

Uitzenddatum: Sep 02, 2008

Conrad and Simon are in Taplow, but heading post haste towards Reading in search of a ‘vamoose’ car (i.e. stolen using keys burgled from the owner’s house) which has been left parked there. They pair up with Roma and Kev to await the return of the thieves in order to capture them before recovering the vehicle. Fortunately, they don’t have to wait long, and pile in to nab all but one of the thieves, who vaults over a high fence while Dave Jones helps his dog over to find any possible trail, despite the heavy rain. Needless to say, the humour flies in thick and fast about the high fence, as we all recall the last time Simon tried to vault one! Waller and Flipper head to Reading to help deal with a bloke who has threatened his ex-girlfriend with a knife. The threat of the knife is real, so an ARV is deployed – taser on hand – to ensure he doesn’t use it on anyone. The threat of 50,000 volts is enough to persuade the ex-boyfriend to capitulate immediately. Though he brings his bad attitude to the fore again when he spots the camera. Apparently he thinks that it’s there to film him. Tristan is out with Bella, who is happy to demonstrate her love of public order work for the camera. Showing off over, they head out to Slough to look for a happily blatant shoplifter and it doesn’t take long to find him. Charlie and Mish head in to assist, which is just as well, as the bloke has a pile of drunk mates with him who are eager to intervene on their colleague’s behalf. This is, naturally, bread and butter for Bella – but assistance is probably more important. Once everyone arrives, things settle down again. It turns out that the shoplifter has eaten the evidence – a packet of crisps. Though the drunken pals are still loitering while Tristan has a search, which gives Bella yet more opportunity to have a jolly good bark. Charlie and Mish respond to a call in Slough to pick up someone who has a similar name to the Crisp Shoplifter from a few days back.